States of Mind — Season 1, Episode 12: Ernst Gombrich
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 15 episodes
Episode synopsis
The act of painting a scene is normally imagined to be an exercise in manual dexterity. There is, however, a great deal more to drawing or painting than the simple 'copying' of a visual image on to paper or canvas. Sir Ernst Gombrich, author of Art and Illusion, has spent his life exploring the psychological processes which underlie the making of pictures.
About States of Mind
Series of programmes about psychology, in which Jonathan Miller talks to eminent psychologists about their theories and beliefs.